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I would probably create some type of small self-contained unit, that's battery powered, and can recharge itself via solar panels. I'd have this device periodica

I would probably create some type of small self-contained unit, that's battery powered, and can recharge itself via solar panels. I'd have this device periodically try to fetch data from the internet. Once the internet goes down it goes down, and you'd have the local cached copy. I'd also have this mystical device print out the entire website in paper form every year or so, and then it would automatically shove the book version of it in a miniature Warehouse. I don't think electronics are going to function any way similar to they do now in 200 years. But books, particularly picture books will always be readable. We already have examples of this, hieroglyphics are thousands of years old but can still be read and interpreted by modern people even without knowledge of the language they were written in.

dhritzkiv 5y ago
How do you keep the battery from degrading after a few decades? Are there specific battery types that are long-term (hundreds of years?). Such as capacitors? And the solar panels themselves would need maintenance, even if it is simply cleaning.
- 999900000999 5y ago
  That's why we print the book copies of the book. Once people stop caring to fix the machine, eventually they can still find the books.
  - dhritzkiv 5y ago
    Where/how is the book being printed? Locally? What's powering the printer? How do you ensure that the materials (paper, ink, lubricant, etc.) last all those years? What about binding/collating those pages? Or is the printing occurring once (since the site is static)?
    - 999900000999 5y ago
      Ideally the printer would only run a few times, I imagine when the internet finally goes down there's no reason to keep printing new copies of the book.
necovek 5y ago
I'd replace the battery with a hand-cranked (or pedal-powered) electric motor to generate electricity, but I am not sure if magnets or brushes can survive 500 years.
shusaku 5y ago
I wish there was more discussion of pure tech solutions like this. If you could build a small satellite that broadcasts a radio signal with your website’s content, and stick it in space, maybe it would last. The question is does the tech exist yet ti keep something like that running, and if not can we get there any time soon!

dhritzkiv 5y ago

How do you keep the battery from degrading after a few decades? Are there specific battery types that are long-term (hundreds of years?). Such as capacitors? And the solar panels themselves would need maintenance, even if it is simply cleaning.

999900000999 5y ago
That's why we print the book copies of the book. Once people stop caring to fix the machine, eventually they can still find the books.
- dhritzkiv 5y ago
  Where/how is the book being printed? Locally? What's powering the printer? How do you ensure that the materials (paper, ink, lubricant, etc.) last all those years? What about binding/collating those pages? Or is the printing occurring once (since the site is static)?
  - 999900000999 5y ago
    Ideally the printer would only run a few times, I imagine when the internet finally goes down there's no reason to keep printing new copies of the book.

necovek 5y ago

I'd replace the battery with a hand-cranked (or pedal-powered) electric motor to generate electricity, but I am not sure if magnets or brushes can survive 500 years.

shusaku 5y ago

I wish there was more discussion of pure tech solutions like this. If you could build a small satellite that broadcasts a radio signal with your website’s content, and stick it in space, maybe it would last. The question is does the tech exist yet ti keep something like that running, and if not can we get there any time soon!